The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive approach Gerald McCoy, who had surgery on his broken straight quadriceps tendon on Tuesday, and will save $ 3.25 million in 2020.
The move does not prevent McCoy from re-signing with the Cowboys in the future, but on terms of a new contract.
There was an exemption from an injury as part of the deal over the three-year, $ 18 million deal that McCoy signed in March as a free agent who would ignore the contract ahead due to chronic tendinitis in his right knee / quadriceps.
McCoy will be allowed to keep his $ 3 million sign-up bonus, but his $ 2.5 million base salary comes from the books, as does the $ 750,000 in roster bonuses. He was scheduled to make $ 5 million in 2021, with $ 1.5 million guaranteed at the time of signing, and another $ 5.25 million in 2022 with $ 750,000 in bonuses each season.
Earlier Tuesday, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said he expected McCoy to continue to be on the team when he looked up again.
“Actually Gerald, that was part of our conversation, he not only expressed a desire to be here and to be part of what we started here,” McCarthy said. “Obviously he’s very comfortable and this is where he wants to be. That’s exactly what he communicated to me.”
The roster movement came a day after McCoy tore his straight quadriceps into practice, an injury that required surgery. McCoy, 32, also referred to ESPN’s Ed Werder in a text message on Monday that he planned to retain a leadership role with the Cowboys.
“I will remain the mentor I am for the young boys and do my part to make sure this team goes where it needs to go,” McCoy Werder said in the text.
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